"You're going to be dressing for cold weather. I picked up some sophisticated basics but—"

"Are you saying my wardrobe lacks sophistication?" I ask Jeremy and turn from the closet with a pair of ripped jeans in my hands.

He says, "You can bring jeans, but ones with all of the fabric intact."

I switch the grungy denim for pants that better reflect the sort of look he's describing. We both move back and forth in my spare room from the closet to my suitcases. He insisted that I would need two suitcases—despite my disbelief—and as it's turning out, from the look of the dresses and outfits and pajamas and...